Cute Dog Names
4,758 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all temperament categories.
Jari
Short form of Jalmari; from Old Norse jara, "battle"
Jarina
Recorded as a Czech feminine given name; jarina seeds are the tagua nuts of ivory palms
Jarla
A feminine given name recorded in Swedish, where it is rare.
Jasey
Recorded as a given name in modern English, rare, for either gender
Jasmin
German and Finnish form of Jasmine, and an English variant.
Jasso
Jayla
An invented name, using the phonetic elements jay and la
Jayne
A variant of Jane
Jazmine
Variant of Jasmine, from the root yāsamīn
Jazy
Jazzabelle
No documented meaning; recorded as a rare feminine given name in American English
Jazzie
A given name recorded in English, feminine
Jeanette
Variant of Jeannette, a diminutive of Jeanne
Jeanie
Diminutive of Jean, formed from Jean + -ie
Jeannie
Diminutive of Jeanne
Jeanny
Derived from the name Jane, meaning God is gracious.
Jeany
English diminutive formed from Jean with the suffix -y
Jelka
Diminutive of Jelena; also the Slovene word for "fir tree"
Jella
A feminine given name recorded in West Frisian
Jelly
The English word for a gelatinous food; also recorded as a given name in English
Jelly Bean
Jellybean
Jem
Diminutive of Jeremy, and formerly of James
Jemie
A variation of the name 'Jamie'.
Jemima
Traditionally said to mean "dove"; possibly from Hebrew yomam, "daytime"
Jemina
Recorded as a feminine given name in Finnish (user-submitted)
Jemo
Recorded as a masculine given name in Georgian
Jen
Short form of Jennifer, also used for Jean and Jeanette
Jena
A diminutive of Jennifer
Jenessa
A combination of Jen and the suffix -essa
Jeni
Diminutive form of Jennifer, meaning 'fair one' or 'white phantom'
Jenna
A feminine given name, a variant of Jenny
Jennette
A feminine given name recorded in English
Jenni
English variant of Jenny, a diminutive of Jane
Jennie
Variant of Jenny, originally a diminutive of Jane
Jenny
Medieval English diminutive of Jane, later of Jennifer
Jerla
Jeska
A variation of the name Jessica, meaning 'foresighted'.
Jesky
Jess
Diminutive of Jessica, originally from Hebrew meaning 'to behold' or 'to see'.
Jesse
English form of the Hebrew name Yišay, via Latin Iesse
Jessie
Scots diminutive of Jean; also a diminutive of Jessica, or a variant of Jesse
Jessy
Variant of Jesse or Jessie.
Jewel
From the English word jewel, a precious stone, via Old French jouel
Jill
Short form of Gillian, a medieval form of Juliana, from Latin.
Jilli
A feminine given name recorded in English, where it is rare
Jillie
Diminutive of Jill
Jimmie
Diminutive or feminine form of James
Jingle
Jinna
Jinny
A diminutive of Virginia, sometimes of Eugenia, rarely of Genevieve
Jitka
Czech form of Judith, from Hebrew, meaning "woman of Judea"
Joana
Portuguese and Catalan form of Iohanna (see Joanna)
Joanie
Diminutive of Joan
Joannie
Diminutive form of Joan, meaning 'God is gracious.'
Jobie
English, formed from Job with -ie; informally a member of Job's Daughters International
Jodie
Feminine variant of Jody.
Jody
Diminutive of Josephine, Joseph, Joanna and other names beginning with Jo
Joey
Diminutive of Joseph, also a feminine diminutive of Josephine or Johanna
Jofi
Jojo
Diminutive of Joseph, Jolene and other names beginning with Jo
Jola
Short form of Jolanta
Jolee
A variant spelling of Jolie, a French given name meaning 'pretty'
Jolene
A name thought to mean 'pretty girl' or 'to be a little pretty'.
Joli
French joli, "pretty" or "nice"
Jolie
Pretty or beautiful in French
Jolien
A diminutive form of the name 'Joleen'.
Joline
Variant of Jolene
Jolle
Jolli
Jollie
A surname; the sources checked do not record it as a given name
Jon
Scandinavian and basque form of iohannes (john); also a short form of jonathan
Jona
From Biblical Hebrew yōnāh, "dove"; a Dutch form of Jonah, and short for Jonatan
Jonesy
A diminutive of the surname Jones, formed with the suffix -y
Joni
A feminine form of John, meaning 'God is gracious'
Jonna
Short form of Johanna
Jonny
English diminutive of Jonathan
Jools
Diminutive of Julian or Julia
Jora
No meaning is documented in the sources checked
Jordie
Either a diminutive of Jordan or a variant of Geordie
Jorey
A Cornish masculine given name, recorded as a variant of Jory.
Jorgie
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Jorie
Short form of Marjorie
Jorika
A given name recorded in Dutch and Albanian, feminine in both
Jorja
Variant of Georgia
Jorna
Related to George, from the Greek 'georgos' — an earth worker or farmer.
Josephine
English, German and Dutch form of Joséphine, from French Joséphine, a diminutive of Josèphe, the feminine form of Joseph.
Josette
Feminine diminutive of Joséphine
Josey
Derived from the name Joseph, meaning 'God will increase.'
Joshi
Indian and Nepali surname used by the Brahmin caste, also spelled Jyoshi
Joshua
From the Hebrew name Yehoshua, meaning "Yahweh is salvation"
Josie
English diminutive of Josephine
Josy
A given name, recorded in Luxembourgish and other languages
Joujou
Recorded as a rare feminine given name in American usage
Jovie
Recorded as a given name in modern English, for either gender
Jozzie
Jubela
Judy
Diminutive of Judith
Juki
Japanese Juki Corporation, a maker of industrial and domestic sewing machines